Senior Manager, Platform Engineering – Cloud Foundations

Genworth Financial, Inc.; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Coverage

401(k) Options

Paid Time Off

Training Support

Wellness programs

Job summary

Genworth Financial, Inc. is seeking a Senior Manager, Platform Engineering – Cloud Foundations in Richmond, VA (hybrid). You will lead the teams delivering foundational cloud capabilities across AWS, Azure, and private cloud, focusing on platform-as-a-product, governance, and automation.

You will partner with architecture, security, and operations to drive reliability, security, and business value while enabling self-service adoption and cost-conscious operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 8–12+ years in cloud/infra roles with leadership experience.
• Experience with AWS and Azure platform services and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud engineers responsible for AWS/Azure foundational platform capabilities.
• Set strategic direction and roadmaps with architects and leadership.
• Oversee networking, identity, security, governance, observability, and shared services.
• Translate strategy into operational platform capabilities with measurable value.
• Ensure platform services are reliable, scalable, and secure as a product.
• Drive automation-first practices using IaC and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Cloud engineering

Leadership

AWS

Azure

Terraform

GitOps

Platform governance

Cost optimization

Communication

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

GitOps

Job description

At Genworth, we empower families to navigate the aging journey with confidence. We are compassionate, experienced allies for those navigating care with guidance, products, and services that meet families where they are. Further, we are the spouses, children, siblings, friends, and neighbors of those that need care—and we bring those experiences with us to work in serving our millions of policyholders each day. We apply that same compassion and empathy as we work with each other and our local communities. Genworth values all perspectives, characteristics, and experiences so that employees can bring their full, authentic selves to work to help each other and our company succeed. We celebrate our diversity and understand that being intentional about inclusion is the only way to create a sense of belonging for all associates. We also invest in the vitality of our local communities through grants from the Genworth Foundation, event sponsorships, and employee volunteerism.

Our four values guide our strategy, our decisions, and our interactions:

• Make it human. We care about the people that make up our customers, colleagues, and communities.
• Make it about others. We do what’s best for our customers and collaborate to drive progress.
• Make it happen. We work with intention toward a common purpose and forge ways forward together.
• Make it better. We create fulfilling purpose-driven careers by learning from the world and each other.

POSITION TITLE Senior Manager, Platform Engineering – Cloud Foundations

POSITION LOCATION Richmond, VA or Lynchburg, VA - A Hybrid schedule of both Remote and In-Office days is required. In office days are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday with working hours targeting our core business hours of 9am-5pm EST.

YOUR ROLE

As Senior Manager of Cloud Foundations within the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE), you will lead the teams responsible for delivering and operating the foundational cloud capabilities that enable enterprise adoption of both AWS, Azure, and Private Cloud solutions. This role is accountable for strategy, engineering execution, operational excellence, and continuous evolution of core cloud platform services including networking, identity and access management, infrastructure automation, landing zones, governance guardrails, and cloud-native shared services. You will serve as a key leader within the Cloud Platform organization, partnering closely with Platform Architecture, Platform Engineering, Cloud Security, Service Operations, and Application Engineering teams to ensure that our cloud ecosystems are treated with a platform-as-a-product approach where capabilities are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with enterprise standards and business value This is an execution through vision and leadership role. You will be building and developing high-performing engineering teams, driving cloud platform maturity, establishing operation excellence practices, and enabling self-service cloud adoption through standardized platforms and automation.

What you will be doing

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of cloud engineers responsible for foundational AWS and Azure platform capabilities
• Establish strategic direction, priorities, and roadmaps for Cloud Foundations services in partnership with architects and platform leadership
• Oversee the implementation and operation of enterprise cloud foundations including networking, identity, policy, security controls, governance guardrails, observability, and shared platform services
• Partner with Cloud Architecture and Security teams to translate cloud strategy, standards, and reference architectures into operational platform capabilities that are measurable and aligned with business value
• Ensure that cloud platform services are designed and operated with a focus on reliability, scalability, security, and supportability within the platform-as-a-product context
• Lead operation governance for Cloud Foundations, including service health, incident management, root cause analysis, risk mitigation, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Establish, monitor, and maintain key performance indicators, service level objectives, and adoption metrics to measure platform effectiveness and business value
• Drive automation-first practices through Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, policy-as-code, and cloud native automation capabilities
• Foster a product-oriented mindset within the Cloud Foundations organization, balancing platform stability with rapid enablement of application teams
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, Risk and Service Operations teams to ensure cloud services align with enterprise controls and compliance requirements
• Support financial stewardship of cloud platforms through capacity planning, cost optimization, and FinOps best practices
• Champion developer self-service capabilities by reducing friction and enabling adoption through approved patterns, reusable services, and standardized onboarding experiences
• Communicate platform strategy, roadmap updates, operational performance, and cloud adoption progress to leadership and business stakeholders
• Build a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning across the Cloud Foundations organization

What you bring

• A positive, customer‑first attitude and a passion for developing high‑performing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• 8–12+ years of experience in cloud engineering, infrastructure engineering, platform engineering, or related technology roles
• 3-5+ years of experience leading technical teams and developing engineering talent
• Strong experience with both AWS and Azure cloud platforms, including networking, identity, security, governance, and core infrastructure services
• Experience leading platform engineering, cloud infrastructure, or cloud operations teams in a large-scale enterprise environment
• Hands‑on troubleshooting experience across cloud and on‑prem environments
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform
• Familiarity with cloud‑native governance capabilities including policies, guardrails, landing zones, and compliance frameworks
• Experience establishing operation excellence practices, including incident management, service reliability, monitoring, and continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to influence and collaborate across architecture, engineering, security, operations, and executive leadership
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to lead through change, simplify complexity, and drive organization adoption of modern cloud practices

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

National Range: $120,900- $187,000

Lynchburg Range: $114,900 - $178,000

Disclaimer: This role is aligned to a national market-based pay range. Actual compensation will vary based on geographic location, experience, skills, and other job-related factors. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible to participate in a bonus incentive plan. Incentive compensation is based on individual and company performance and is not guaranteed.

Employee Benefits & Well-Being

• Competitive Compensation & Total Rewards Incentives
• Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage
• Multiple 401(k) Savings Plan Options
• Auto Enrollment in Employer-Directed Retirement Account Feature (100% employer-funded!)
• Generous Paid Time Off – Including 12 Paid Holidays, Volunteer Time Off and Paid Family Leave
• Disability, Life, and Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment and Training & Certification Support
• Wellness support including gym membership reimbursement and Employee Assistance Program resources (work/life support, financial & legal management)
• Caregiver and Mental Health Support Services

This role is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

Genworth Financial, Inc (“Genworth”) (NYSE: GNW) is a Fortune 1000 company focused on empowering families to navigate the aging journey with confidence, now and in the future. Headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Genworth and its CareScout businesses provide guidance, products, and services that help people understand their caregiving options and fund their long‑term care needs. Genworth is also the parent company and majority‑owner of publicly traded Enact Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACT), a leading U.S. mortgage insurance provider. Genworth Mexico Genworth US

We know we can’t deliver on our mission unless we deliver for our employees. That’s why we’re committed to creating a work environment that fosters inclusion, excellence, improvement and connection. We know each employee contributes in their own unique way and we’re dedicated to supporting every one of them to help them reach their full potential.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and all hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business need. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.